Putin ordered to change search results for queries about abortion This material (information) is produced and distributed by the bell foreign agent or relates to the activity of the bell foreign agent. 18+ The government should prepare proposals that would require the search engines to prioritize resources that offer "social support for women facing fertility choices". This is written in Vladimir Putin's list of instructions, which is published on the Kremlin website. Proposals must be submitted by December 15. Chairman of the Federation Council Valentina Matvinko proposed to change the search results for queries about abortion in May. Then she noted that when looking for clinics where they can have an abortion, users should first see links to family assistance centers, crisis centers for women in difficult life situations, and only then the websites of the clinics themselves. Metwinco also asked IT companies to support the idea. In recent years, the authorities have increased the fight against abortions due to a demographic crisis. Since 2023, regions have begun imposing fines for "urgent abortions," and private clinics have begun refusing relevant services. This is not the first time that Putin interferes with the work of search engines. In 2015, he signed the "Right to be Forgotten" law, which requires search engines to remove links to certain information about them at the request of citizens. Representatives of the Internet community criticized the law, saying it could be used for censorship purposes. Last year, Putin approved a law that imposes fines on the search for extremist material and advertising VPNs.

Putin ordered to change search results for queries about abortion This material (information) is produced and distributed by the bell foreign agent or relates to the activity of the bell foreign agent. 18+ The government should prepare proposals that would require the search engines to prioritize resources that offer "social support for women facing fertility choices". This is written in Vladimir Putin's list of instructions, which is published on the Kremlin website. Proposals must be submitted by December 15. Chairman of the Federation Council Valentina Matvinko proposed to change the search results for queries about abortion in May. Then she noted that when looking for clinics where they can have an abortion, users should first see links to family assistance centers, crisis centers for women in difficult life situations, and only then the websites of the clinics themselves. Metwinco also asked IT companies to support the idea. In recent years, the authorities have increased the fight against abortions due to a demographic crisis. Since 2023, regions have begun imposing fines for "urgent abortions," and private clinics have begun refusing relevant services. This is not the first time that Putin interferes with the work of search engines. In 2015, he signed the "Right to be Forgotten" law, which requires search engines to remove links to certain information about them at the request of citizens. Representatives of the Internet community criticized the law, saying it could be used for censorship purposes. Last year, Putin approved a law that imposes fines on the search for extremist material and advertising VPNs.